April 24, 2025
Lady Lake Police Department Names Corporal Lidia Maya 2024 Officer of the Year
By Kyle Coppola
Lady Lake Police Department Names Corporal Lidia Maya 2024 Officer of the Year
LADY LAKE, Fla. – The Lady Lake Police Department has named Corporal Lidia Maya its 2024 Officer of the Year.
This week, Maya was honored at the Leesburg Rotary Club’s 44th Annual Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Program, where she received the “Service Above Self” award.
(LLPD Corporal Lidia Maya is the 2024 Officer of the Year.)
The prestigious honor recognizes Maya’s dedication, leadership and exemplary service to the department and community.
Throughout her career, Maya has maintained a high standard of professionalism. As a field training officer, she has played an essential role in the development and success of more than a dozen new recruits. Her guidance has helped shape the next generation of officers, earning the respect and admiration of both trainees and colleagues.
“Corporal Maya represents the very best of what it means to serve,” said Chief Steve Hunt. “She leads with integrity, mentors with compassion and carries out her duties with an unwavering commitment to excellence. It is a privilege to recognize her contributions with this well-deserved honor.”
In addition to her work in training, Maya frequently steps into a supervisory role, helping maintain a calm, focused and collaborative environment. Her trusted judgment and integrity make her a vital part of the department’s decision-making processes.
Photo Credit – Town of Lady Lake
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
